Wahid Khan
- For the television director, see Waheed Khan.
| Ustad Wahid Khan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, [India]] |
| Died | Calcutta, India |
| Nationality | India |
| Occupation | Sitar & Surbahar player |
Ustad Wahid Khan is an Indian sitar player. He also played Surbahar.[1][2]
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[edit] Early life
Wahid Khan was born in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh. He was still quite young, Imdad Khan moved to Kolkata from Etawah with his family. There they used to stay at the house of noted connoisseur Taraprasad Ghosh, where Imdad Khan rigorously trained his two talented sons Enayat Khan and Wahid Khan.
Wahid Khan, at a very young age, was first initiated into Dhrupad, Khayal and Thumri and then in trained extensively on the Sitar and Surbahar by his father Imdad Khan for many years. Under his guidance and supervision of his father, Wahid Khan put in many years of very rigorous riyaz and mastered both the Sitar and Surbahar.
[edit] Performing career
The later generations regard him as the greatest Surbahar-player of his generation, however he was also one of the greatest sitar-players of his generation. His available disc recordings of Khamaj (Vilambit Gat-Toda) and Piloo (Drut) both on the Sitar offer a glimpse of his virtuosity on the instrument. In Kolkata, Wahid Khan used to accompany his father in many of the latter's concerts on the Sitar and the Surbahar and received huge appreciation and critical acclaim everywhere.[1]
Imdad Khan, later, moved out of Kolkata to settle in Indore as the Court-musician of the Maharaja Holkar of Indore. His sons Enayat Khan and Wahid Khan accompanied him to Indore. There Imdad Khan breathed his last. Following which Enayat Khan left Indore and went back to Kolkata, while Wahid Khan was appointed the Court-musician of the Indore Darbar, where he lived for 18 years on a very high salary. Wahid Khan also served the Patiala Darbar for 3 years as its Court-musician. He was also the Court-musician of the Nizam of Hyderabad.
Wahid Khan was a regular performer at the All India Radio. He also performed all over India and received numerous awards and medals from the famous institutions of Tikamgarh, Rewa, Baroda, Mysore, Dhaulpur, etc.
One of the greatest musicians in Indian Classical Music, Ustad Wahid Khan is a very important figure in the history of Etawah Gharana. An acclaimed musician on both the sitar and surbahar, Ustad Wahid Khan’s life’s purpose was to be a herald for Indian Classical Music; he devoted his life to spreading his music everywhere.
Ustad Wahid Khan also appeared in legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s international award winning film Jalsaghar (The Music Room, 1958) where he performs on the surbahar in one of the scenes.
[edit] Personal life
His grandson is paternal uncle of noted sitar player Ustad Vilayat Khan[3] and his grandson is noted sitar player, Ustad Shahid Parvez.
[edit] Awards
- Felicitated by the Governor of Bombay
- First instrumentalist to receive the coveted President's Award (now Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
[edit] Discography
- Released 78rpm recordings ---
- Khamaj (Vilambit Gat-toda)on the Sitar
- Pilu (Drut Gat)on the Sitar
- Bhimpalasi (Alap, Jod-Jhala) on the Surbahar
[edit] References
- ^ "Renowned sitar player to perform at Skidmore". Sartogian. http://saratogian.com/articles/2011/04/16/entertainment/doc4da9dcf1f16dd693477956.txt. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ "Vilayat Khan, 76, Musician Who Redefined Sitar Playing". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/15/arts/vilayat-khan-76-musician-who-redefined-sitar-playing.html. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ "No compromises in his art". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2004/03/28/stories/2004032800460500.htm. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
^ For reference see the book "Hamare Sangeet Ratna" by Laxmi Narayan Garg
